Beach umbrella carrying case



W. T. KURMAN BEACH UMBRELLA CARRYING CASE Filed Feb. 2, 1956 April 23,1957 2,789,571

ATTORNEYS United States BEACH UMBRELLA CARRYING CASE William T. Kurman,Salem, N. J.

Application February 2, 1956, Serial No. 563,003 7 Claims. (Cl. 135-33)This invention is designed to provide a novel case for convenientlycarrying a folded beach umbrella and its stake to and from a beach orother place at which it is to be used.

In carrying out the above end, another object of the invention is toprovide a novel case which will expose a portion of the umbrella stakefor use as a handle for carrying the loaded case.

A further object is to provide a novel case which will permit insertionof the folded umbrella small-end-first into one end of the case and willpermit removal of the umbrella from the other end of the case by movingit in the same direction in which it was inserted, thereby preventingthe ends of the ribs from catching on the case.

Yet another object is to provide a novel case having closing flaps forits ends, and snap fasteners for holding said flaps in closed positionand permitting easy opening thereof.

A still further object is to provide a novel case having its oppositesides formed from separate pieces of canvas or other suitable material,permitting use of material of dilferent colors for the opposite sides ofthe case.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawing, and particularlyclaimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the preferred form of case in use;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation showing one of the end-closingflaps in open position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a modification.

An elongated sheath 5 is provided formed from canvas, duck, plastic orany other suitable material. Both ends of the sheath 5 are open andclosure flaps 6 are preferably provided for closing said ends, coactingsnap fastener elements 7 and 8 being provided to releasably secure saidflaps in closed position.

The sheath 5 is longitudinally divided into a relatively largecompartment 9 and a relatively small compartment 10. The compartment 9is of a size to receive a folded beach umbrella as indicated at 11 inFig. 1. The compartment=; is of a size to receive the usual stake 12upon which to mount the umbrella.

The sheath .5 is formed with a hand-receiving notch 13 between its ends,said notch extending across the compartmentltl to expose a portion ofthe stake 12, thus permitting use of the exposed stake portion as ahandle when carrying the loaded sheath.

One side of the sheath 5 is preferably formed from one piece of material14 and the other side from a separate piece of material 15. In theconstruction shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the piece 15 is longer than thepiece 14 and its ends are folded upon themselves at 16 and stitched at17 to form the flaps 6. The ends of the piece 14 are also foldedinwardly upon themselves and stitched at 18 for reinforcement. Thelongitudinal edges of the two pieces 14 and 15 are suitably stitchedtogether as indicated at 19 in Fig. 3, and a longitudinal line ofstitching 20 connects said pieces 14 and 15 to divide the sheath intothe two compartments 9 and 10. The material at the edges 21 of the notch12 is suitably hemmed to prevent fraying.

To give an attractive appearance to the sheath, the pieces of material14 and 15 are preferably of different colors, for example, yellow andgreen, respectively.

Fig. 4 discloses one end of a sheath in which the flaps 6 are notprovided. Each end is provided with a tie 22 usable to hold the sheathend in gathered condition as indicated at 23.

By opening one end of the sheath, the folded umbrella may be easilyinserted, small-end-first, into the c0mpartment 9, and the stake 12 mayalso be inserted with ease. The opened end of the sheath is then closed.The portion of the stake 12 now spanning the notch 13, forms aconvenient carrying handle for the loaded sheath.

To remove the umbrella and stake, the other end of the sheath is opened,permitting withdrawal of the umbrella, small-endfirst, and preventingthe exposed ends of the ribs from interferring with withdrawal.

From the foregoint it will be seen that novel and advantageousconstruction has been disclosed for attaining the desired end, and whilethere are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of theinvention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

1 claim:

1. A carrying case for a beach umbrella and its stake, comprising anelongated sheath open at at least one end, said sheath having onerelatively large longitudinal compartment to receive the foldedumbrella, said sheath also having a relatively small longitudinalcompartment to receive the stake, both of said compartments extendingfrom end-to-end of the sheath, said sheath having a handreceiving notchbetween its ends, said notch extending through said relatively smallcompartment to expose a portion of the stake and thereby permit grippingthereof when the loaded sheath is to be carried, and means whereby theopen end of the loaded sheath may be held in closed position.

2. A carrying case for a beach umbrella and its stake, comprising anelongated sheath, said sheath having one relatively large longitudinalcompartment to receive the folded umbrella, said sheath also having arelatively small longitudinal compartment to receive the stake, both ofsaid compartments being open at both ends of said sheath, said sheathhaving a hand-receiving notch between its ends, said notch extendingacross said relatively small compartment to expose a portion of thestake and thereby permit gripping thereof when the loaded sheath is tobe carried, and means whereby the ends of the loaded sheath may be heldin closed position.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, in which the open end of thesheath is provided with a closing flap, and snap fasteners for securingsaid flap in closed position.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1, in which the open ends of thesheath are each provided with closing Patented .Apr..23, 1957- isarovided for holding the open end of the sheath in*eiosed-gathered-conditiom References Cited in the tile of this patentUNITED STATIES PATENTS Mott Apr. 18, 1933 Heyman May 8, 1934 GoldsteinFeb. 13, 1940

